Goggle-spectacles



Dec. 23, 1941. R. M. ROOKE GOGGLE-SPECTACLES Filed Nov. ILO,` 1939 INVEUTOR ms L l Patented Dec. 23, 1941 GOGGLE-SPECTACLES Robert M. Rooke, Jersey City, N. J., assignor to vAir Reduction Company, Incorporated, -New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York s Application November 10, 1939, Serial No. 303,721

2 claims. (ci. sis-41) This invention relates to goggle-spectacles such as used by Welders to protect their eyes from glare s and flying sparks.,

`yIt is an object of th'evinvention to provide improved goggle-spectacles yfor Welders, and to make the improved goggle-spectacles simple,k inexpensive, a'nd convenient to use.

The extreme intensity of the light developed by welding operations makes it necessary to use protecting lenses that are quite dark. Whenever a weld is nished, or the operation interrupted, the Welder moves the goggles away from his eyes in order to see better. taken off entirely, but with spectacle-type goggles that hook behind the wearers ears, it is most convenient to push the goggle-spectacles up on the forehead. When in that position they can quickly and easily be pulled back into position in front of the eyes whenever the welding is'to beA resumed.

One feature of the invention relates to a spacer pad on the goggle-spectacles frame in position to contact with the forehead of the wearer and to hold the lenses of the goggle-spectacles out of contact with the wearers skin so that the lenses do not become greasy or fogged from perspiration. This feature is for welding goggles because the heat developed by the welding causes the'welder to perspire ,even in mild weather. y Y

Another feature of the invention relates to the construction of the spacer/ pad of rubber, or like material, that develops sufficient friction with the wearers forehead to keep the goggles in theirV raised position even though the skin is moist and therefore somewhatrslippery.

Another advantage ofthe invention is that the spacer` pad prevents the goggle-spectacles from Sometimes the goggles are VThe goggle-spectacles 9 shown vin `the drawing have a frame I that is vpreferably stili and that Vholds lenses'II. Bows` I2 for hooking over the ears of the wearer are connected to the frame I0 byhingesl3. 'y

v 'On the back of the central or bridge portion of Vthe frame 'III there is a, spacer pad' I5, 'which is preferably made of sponge rubber, or similar ma- Vteren. i

- tact with the frame or particularly advantageous j frame, however, so as not to 'block The pad I is secured to the back of the frame I0 by vulcanizing or byV suitable adhesive, such as glue. In the illustrated embodimentA ofthe invention this pad extends down along that part of the frame which isadjacent the wearers nose when the spectacles are in use. ATheV pad I5 extends across only a limited part of the top of the air behind the lenses.

The pad I5 bears against the upper partof the nose or against the lower foreheadof the wearer when the` goggle-spectacles `are in u'se, Yas shown in full lines in Fig. 1, wardly extending portions of the pad I 5 is to conthe inner part of the lenses of vision-correcting, glasses I1 that the Welder may wear behind the goggles. With the pad I5 against the glasses II it is'impossible for theV frame or lenses of the goggle-'Spectacles to touch contacting withandscratching the lenses of corrective-vision glasses which to wear behind his goggles.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will appear or be pointed out as the specification proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof: l Y Y Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing goggle-spectacles embodying this invention, and showing the way in which the devices may be worn over other glasses and may be pushed' up on the forehead when not in use. f

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, rear, perspective view of the goggle-spectacles shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

the Welder may have ybecoming smeared or fogged by or scratch the lenses of the vision glasses I1, even though the glasses I 1 have spherical lenses. l. The pad I5 has `a thickness, when not compressed, of the order of 1/4 inch, and the invention can beY .made Without the downwardly extending portions of ,the pad adjacent the wearersf nose. 'Ihe thickness of the 'pad across the bridge of the frame is suflicient to hold the ,gogglespectacles away from the lenses of lglasses II in most cases, but the downwardly extending portions of the pad provide positiveV insurance:V Y

against scratching of the vision lenses.

By terminating the and leaving space for air to circulate behind the goggle-spectacles, fogging of the goggle lenses is prevented.

Upon completion of a Welder can push the 'forehead into a position' by dotted Vlines ingFig. l. In this position, the pad I5 bears against the wearers forehead and keeps the lenses ofl theV enough away fromV the skin to prevent them from perspiration. The sponge rubber of which the pad I5 is made welding operation, the

in the preferred'embodiment ofthe invention has the passage of The Purpose of the downpad I5 only a short dis- Y' tance beyond the bridge portion of the frame I0,

goggle-spectacles upon his,

such as that indicated goggle-spectacles far sufficient friction with the forehead, even when the skin is wet-with perspiration, to prevent the goggle-spectacles from sliding down.

This invention has been described in connection with goggle-spectacles for Welders. Although particularly advantageous for Welders goggles because of the working conditions encountered in Welding, the invention is Vnot limited -to such use. Changes and modifications can be made in the illustrated embodiment without departing from the invention as defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. Goggle-spectacles for welders including a stii frame, dark lenses held in said frame, bows hinged to th frame and formed with curved ends that hook over the ears of a wearer, and a sponge rubber spacer pad secured to the back of the stiff frame along the bridge portion of said frame and along the central portion of the frame that is adjacent the nose of the wearer when the spectacles are in use, said pad terminating close to the opposite sides of the bridge portion of the frame so that air can rise behind the Alenses and keep the space behind the lenses ventilated, said pad having an uncompressed thickness of the order of Mfinch so that it holds the lenses suiiiciently spaced from the wearers skin to prevent fogging when the spectacles are pushed up on the wearer's forehead.

2. Goggle-spectacles including a sti frame, lenses held in said frame, bows hinged to the frame and formed with curved ends that hook over the ears of a wearer, and a spacer pad having the compressible resilient and surface friction qualities of sponge rubber secured to the back of the stiff frame along the bridge portion of said frame .in positionto bear against the front of the frame of vision-correcting glasses, or against the inner part of the lenses of the vision-correcting glasses, in the region of the bridge portion of such glasses to hold the gogglespectacles out of contact withI the lenses of the corrective glasses, said pad terminating close to the opposite sides ofthe bridge portion of the frame so that air can rise behind the lenses and keep thevspace behind the lenses ventilated, said pad having at least a portion of its area located in position to contact with the forehead of the wearer when the spectacles are pushed up from in front of the eyes, and having suflicient thickness when in use to hold the spectacle lenses substantially spaced from the wearer's skin to prevent'fogging when the spectacles are pushed up n on the wearerls forehead.

' ROBERT M. RooKE. 

